CDC Calls For Teenage Girls To Get HPV Vaccine

According to new information released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), access to the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) did not increase at all in 2012.

Dissemination of the HPV vaccine has increased every year from 2007 to 2011 — halting in 2012. According to the data, 53 percent of girls received one or more dosage of the HPV vaccine in 2012. However, only 33 percent had completed all three dosages.

"For every year that increases in coverage are delayed, another 4,400 women will go on to develop cervical cancer," the CDC's report said.

In their report, the CDC highlighted three recommendations to improve HPV vaccination: education of parents, healthcare providers recommending the vaccine, and reducing missed vaccination opportunities.